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10 Jul 2008
The National Audit Office has been hit with a £97,500 tax bill going back six years after failing to declare the chauffeur-driven car of Sir John Bourn as a taxable benefit.
The tax bill on the £102,500 benefit has been paid out of the NAO budget.
An interest bill of £2,000 will also be met, while the NAO has set aside £6,000 for a penalty payment.
The figures emerge from the remuneration report of the NAO’s 2007/08 accounts, which also disclose that benefits declared by Sir John in relation to his wife’s travel on official trips had been increased by £5,300.
The tax investigation follows revelations in Private Eye magazine over Sir John’s chauffeur-driven car.
Exposure of the tax investigation may prove embarrassing for new auditor general Tim Burr, who sat on the audit committee for the period covered.
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